Many came to America, the Land of the Plenty, in what was known as the "Black Forties." ... These liberal political refugees saw America as a place of hope for democracy. ... The Irish were also hated by native works and it was a common site to see "No Irish Need Apply" on many factory gates. ... They seemed to prosper with ease and were not hated as much by natives because the Germans mostly kept to themselves and did not get involved in the northeastern cities. ... Many Irish and a minority of Germans were Roman Catholic, which at the time was still considered a foreign religion. ...

• Word Count: 623
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Instead of Indies, he had landed in the Americas. ... " European countries promptly rushed to allege lands in the Americas. ... Religion was something that gave Spain the motive to explore the New World. In his journal (1451-1506), Columbus requested the permission to his highnesses to promote the holy Faith and convert the Native Americans. ... Captivating tales like that of the Fountain of Youth, often told to the Spaniards by arrested Indians and slaves, stimulated these adventurers to attempt regularly to conquer the land, as well as its native communities. ...

• Word Count: 686
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Aboriginals are the first people to have ever lived in North America and lived quite peacefully before they were colonized by Europeans around the late 1400 ("Aboriginal Issues." ... These kids were forced to be Christian and learn English forgetting their native tongue and religion. ... There is no space in Canada's justice system for racism especial in this day and age where we accept all races, religions, and people .Which shows that not only is education systems are failing them but the justice system is failing them as well. ... In conclusion, without the help of the Canadian govern...

• Word Count: 888
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Throughout this period of time the American colonists, baptized by fire, emerged with increased confidence in their military strength. ... The colonists now native to the Americas had grown accustomed to the colonial way of life and the principles that came with it. During the French and Indian War friction had developed between the old world British regulars, and the more modernized American colonists. ... It had been caused mainly by enormous distances, geographical barriers, conflicting religions, varied nationalities, differing colonial governments, boundary disputes, and by the resentment...

• Word Count: 616
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"The native American has been generally despised by his white conquerors for his poverty and simplicity. They forget, perhaps, that his religion forbade the accumulation of wealth and the enjoyment of luxury... ... As the native population in Canada is not treated with equality and justice, we see the aboriginal community in Canada with poor education, in poverty and substance abuse. ... In 1969 Pierre Elliot Trudeau's government had regulated the White Paper, a legal document that had forbid negotiations with the Natives in regards to their aspirations and rights by removing their Indian...

• Word Count: 1070
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate